Authority: High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Srinagar
Order Date: 31 August 2026
Case Overview
- Parties: Oriental Insurance Company Ltd (Appellant) vs multiple respondents (heirs of deceased persons, Amit Singh, etc.).
- The appeal (Mac App No. 8/2024) under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act sought to set aside the award dated 6 November 2023 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Kupwara in the claim petition \"Mst. Zeba Begum & Ors. V. Amit Singh & Ors.\"
- On 9 December 2025, the Court stayed execution proceedings subject to the Appellant depositing the award amount with interest within six weeks.
- The Appellant later filed CM No. 5679/2026 stating that the parties had settled the award amount, which had been deposited with the executing court, and requested withdrawal of the appeal.
Final Outcome
- The Court allowed the withdrawal, dismissed Mac App No. 8/2024 as withdrawn, and ordered any statutory amount deposited before the Registry to be returned to the Appellant through counsel upon receipt.
Topics: Court Order, Motor Accident Claim, Insurance Settlement